Why He Left Fantasy...

...And Why He Came Back!

Blogger Justin Landon recently did a guest post at yet another blog, A Dribble of Ink.

It's a frank, honest description of one person's relationship with fantasy. He is kind enough to mention my work as being a force that helped pull him more fully back to being a fantasy reader. I like that, of course. It's fitting, too, since in many ways I had the same journey away from fantasy and then back toward it later - just from the writer's perspective.

Anyway, the post is HERE.

This Guy Jamey Wants To Give You A Copy Of Acacia

Yep. It's true. Jamey Stegmaier - blogger, writer, guy, connoisseur of random things - is doing an Acacia giveaway. All you have to do is stop in there and leave a comment about your favorite summer read.

Check it out HERE.

ps - Not that this is important, but Jamey managed to get me to produce a short video saying hi, as I'm enjoying my morning green-smoothy.

Blog Love - Adventures on the Road to Success

It's easy to be negative. People do it all the time, often without much thought. Bloggers sometimes seem to thrive on it. I guess it's like feeding from the energy of the dark side. Strong, the pull is. Cheap it is. Easy it is. At least, that's how I often feel about... oh, casual negativity about books.

On the other hand, I get a real thrill from hearing that people connect with and make something out of fiction. That's not easy, in my opinion. When it happens it reflects not just the quality of the work, but also has to include the energy and insight that the reader brings to the experience.

Thus, it was with considerable enthusiasm that I came across Kate, a blogger that had nice things to say about Acacia: The War with the Mein. She talks about being part way through the book HERE. And she talks about being almost finished HERE.

I get a final mention HERE. No detailed closing comments, but I guess that means she continued to like it.

Thanks, Kate. You're an ideal reader (and clearly a very smart one).

Best of luck on your road to success.